For about a year now I have been saying to people I really fancy NZ to win the T20 world cup. They have guys through the order that can send the ball flying over the bondaries with great ease. With plenty of bowling options too they are the team I fancy to win it. Not favourites as such but I can see them winning it.

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Diamanti is crap and Mills is one of the best limited overs bowlers in the world.

O'Brilliant misses out because he's a little to hittable in 20/20. Test specialist ftw. James Franklin is in the same boat, though with his allround ability he'd slot in at 6/7 if Oram went down.

Butler I can see having a big impact. His so called career ending injury hasn't resulted in much loss of pace at all really, can still get it down there at 140+, plus with the body he has he's always going to be a short spell shock bowler in any format he plays, so he can charge in for 4 overs. Butler is the dark horse in the NZ side imo, he's basically got all the material he had pre-injury except this time he can bowl in a straight line.

I think we have a good chance, the 2007 WC team was probably one of the best limited overs sides we've fielded though but it ran into Murali (such a pity Fleming, Fulton, McMillan, and Bond are either gone or in Fultons case caught Sinclair Syndrome), so I don't know if we can win this one.

Think one of Taylor and Ryder have to make consistent scores, and then if McCullum fires it's a bonus. Lots of guys who could win a game off their own bat in that side, but also the possibility of being 3/SFA.

Well I don't know everything about the New Zealand cricket team but they certainly look to be a solid competitor for the stickball competition known as twenty/20 cricket.

-Decent openers
-Reasonable middle order not the best but certainly not the worst
-Excellent limited over spinner
-Long batting
-Fast bowlers who can keep it reasonably tight
-Lots of decent part time bowlers which I think is pivotal in this format
-One of the best fielding sides in the game.

Certainly looks good on paper they just need to perform to their best and they will be at least in the semifinals.

Last edited by jondavluc; 25-05-2009 at 04:58 AM.

Originally Posted by Death

Dumb I told him"the serpent that never dies is dead I took her life three thousend years ago! the never ending battle has ended"

They certainly have the players, but what concerns me about New Zealand is whether they have the belief. As dark horses they'll do well and probably get to the semis, then when people start talking about them actually winning they'll probably start to underperform.

Originally Posted by indiaholic

Ireland on the other hand are everything that is good and just and beautiful in this world.

Well on the winning side of things I think Taylor and McCullum should have a great WC.
On the losing side of things I think our bowlings too weak to win. Though maybe Mills will take to English conditions.

Direbirds FTW!

Originally Posted by WindieWeathers

As they say "if you've got nothing good to say then don't say nothing at all" :cool:

Diamanti is crap and Mills is one of the best limited overs bowlers in the world.

O'Brilliant misses out because he's a little to hittable in 20/20. Test specialist ftw. James Franklin is in the same boat, though with his allround ability he'd slot in at 6/7 if Oram went down.

Butler I can see having a big impact. His so called career ending injury hasn't resulted in much loss of pace at all really, can still get it down there at 140+, plus with the body he has he's always going to be a short spell shock bowler in any format he plays, so he can charge in for 4 overs. Butler is the dark horse in the NZ side imo, he's basically got all the material he had pre-injury except this time he can bowl in a straight line.

I think we have a good chance, the 2007 WC team was probably one of the best limited overs sides we've fielded though but it ran into Murali (such a pity Fleming, Fulton, McMillan, and Bond are either gone or in Fultons case caught Sinclair Syndrome), so I don't know if we can win this one.

I like MIlls, but his SR at international 20-20 level in 26.1 and while Diamanti is still unproven, he has a domestic SR of 13.6, can supposedly swing the ball & gets decent players out though this may be journo BS.

Still it was 50-50 between the 2 and I like Mills as a person, so hopefully he can have a good tournament.

Is McGlashan a better gloveman than McCullum?

It's a shame Shane Bond wasn't restricted to limited overs cricket early on. When he was on form, he could swing the new white ball in @ above 90mph which only top bowlers did.

The top 6 is excellent IMO and there are enough bowlers who can take the pace off the ball that NZ will always be competitive IMHO (Oram, Styris, Ryder, Vettori, N.McCullum).

Realistically you'll meet India, Australia and Pakistan so that's a tought group. However I'll be a honourary Kiwi for the Australia game, and hopefully you'll also beat Pakistan and go through 2nd.